A by-the-numbers look at the Liberal government’s Canada Child Benefit
OTTAWA — Government ministers and Liberal MPs held dozens of events Thursday to highlight two years since the Liberals introduced the Canada Child Benefit. Starting Friday, the value of the means-tested benefit goes up to keep pace with inflation.
Some numbers about the benefit to keep in mind:
$23.7 billion: Planned spending on the child benefit this fiscal year
$25.1 billion: Budgeted spending on the child benefit in fiscal year 2022-23